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added
11/9/15

Dr. J. K. Folmar, Historian Emeritus and long time
President of the Monongahela River Buffs, advised me that the original
Lock 8 along the Monongahela River was built in 1889 at the mouth of
Dunkard Creek. The photos above, which are dated circa 1900, show this
lock and dam on both sides of the river. The Dunkard Creek photo appears to have been taken from the lock wall
in the left photo where a man is standing.

added 11/12/15

Above photos showing what the original
Lock 8 area looks like 126 years after it was built, during
Fall of 2015. Photos
were taken by Jacob Spencer who works on the M/V JONATHAN
ROBERT MURRAY.

The replacement lock
was opened during October 1925 over three miles up river and closer to
the town of Point Marion. This replacement lock is shown in the two b/w photos below
and the color photo taken by Jacob Spencer shows the lock during Fall of
2015.